Decision to cut National Council of Welfare is wrong
04-4-12
Decision to cut poverty advisory group is wrong, say anti-poverty leaders Ottawa and Toronto – The National Council of Welfare does not duplicate any other organization in the nonprofit sector, and the federal government’s termination of funding for this poverty advisory group with unprecedented statutory powers will undermine national efforts to combat poverty, say Campaign [...]
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Federal budget “misses the mark”
03-30-12
CWP responds to the federal budget released yesterday with a new blog on the Huffington Post Canada website. The increase in the age of eligibility for Old Age Security (from 65 to 67), cuts in funding to federal agencies, and thousands of jobs lost demonstrate that this government is not focused on the priorities of [...]
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Engage Ottawa: The Face of Poverty
03-27-12
*By CWP Intern Emily Shoff Poverty is a complex issue. There is not one particular ‘type’ of person or population who experiences the struggles of low-income. During my internship at Canada Without Poverty, a central point I have come to understand is that while homelessness is one part of the entire picture, it remains the [...]
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Join CWP’s Board of Directors!
03-26-12
Canada Without Poverty, formerly named the National Anti-Poverty Organization, was founded in 1971 and is a federally incorporated, non-partisan, not-for-profit and charitable organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty in Canada. All directors on our 16-seat Board of Directors have the lived experience of poverty. Please see our website for more information and for our Terms of [...]
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The Canada that “could be”
03-15-12
As Canadians prepare for the release of the federal budget this month they should immerse themselves in the 2012 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) that was launched today. Offering details of a Canada that “could be”, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has continued their annual assessment of the economy and offered a fresh perspective [...]
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A Supportive Environment For Women
03-8-12
** By Carleton University Intern Emily Shoff Happy International Women’s Day! It is a day that represents pride, independence, strength, history and growth. It is a day in which women and men reflect on how far women have come and what is yet to undertake on this journey. To celebrate this day, I thought I [...]
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